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Clean out jars and containers as solid food interferes with the recycling process

Create a compost bin in your garden

Keen gardeners know that nutrient-rich compost is an essential for healthy, thriving gardens – plus, it's a great way to recycle food waste. Follow these easy steps to create your own.

Step 1 - Invest in compost bins

You'll need one for your kitchen and your garden. The Eddingtons stainless steel pail is the ideal place to keep your food waste. It has carbon filters in the lid to stop unpleasant odours.

Step 2 - Get set up

Place your bin on bare soil, preferably in a sunny spot. Placing wire mesh beneath the bin helps to stop rats getting in. Make a recess in the soil, place a round piece of wire mesh that's slightly larger than your bin into the hole and place the bin on top.

Step 3 - Activate your compost

Start throwing in food waste – avoid animal-derived products to help avoid attracting vermin – then add in grass clippings or young weeds to activate the compost: this speeds up the composting process

Step 4 - Maintenance

Keep the compost moist by watering occasionally, and turn every few weeks to aerate the pile. When adding new materials, make sure you mix them in rather than layering on top.

More information

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